Similar Triangles: Team question

9. In the figure below, quadrilateral CDEG is a square with CD = 3, and quadrilateral BEFH is a rectangle. If EB = 5, how many units is BH? Express your answer as a mixed number

Triangle BED is a 3-4-5 right triangle and is similar to triangle GEF.

BE : ED = GE : EF = 5 : 3 = 3 : FE

EF = 9/5 = BH  The answer

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